Kyrgyzstan is a product of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, born under the auspices of self-determination and a capitalist economy, in line with post-cold war’s end-of-history expectations. Among neighboring Central Asian countries, Kyrgyzstan is the only democracy in the region. Now, 31 years later, we see in this small and mountainous region the elementary […]
Their About page mentions how important toeing their ideological line is for potential contributors. After reading the Kyrgyzstan article I thought they were Ultras/MLMs, but I guess their ideology is whatever OpenDemocracy and Co. figure is left enough to bamboozle some baby leftists while ultimately serving reaction.
It's not coincidental that Lefteast keeps on publishing a ton of nonspecific leftists and liberals. It's not a coincidence that their "anti-war" tag is filled up with results applied to Russia yet never Ukraine or their Western backers. Their loyalties are wholly with the West especially when they publish an article petitioning for even more effective economic warfare and color revolutions: https://lefteast.org/invasion-should-change-sanctions/